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	Japan Update April 10, 2020

	Tokyo's bars and restaurants  stay open despite coronavirus curbs TOKYO -- Tokyo will keep   restaurants open with limited  hours during Japan's monthlong  state of emergency, in an  about-face prompted by  pressure from the central  government. Barber shops and hardware  stores were to be closed but  will now be allowed to operate,  along with batting cages and  driving ranges. The city planned to ask for a  wide range of closures, but the  central government objected,  citing the impact on the 9  million-plus residents.
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